Conveying-channel.



H. 4MARGUSI CONVEYING CHANNEL.

A1 1=LIUAT10Nv 111.111) 11111.10, 1908.

Patented Apr.4, 1911.

2 SHEETS*SHEET 2.

r K l Ugiijnn STATES HERMANN MARCUS; OF COLOGNE, GERMANY.

CONVEYING-CHASNEL.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

Application i'll'el April 10, 1908. Serial No. 426,300.

` To all whom i may concern.'

Be if known that I, HERMANN MARCI'S, a cirien of thoGernmn Empire` :mgl 1 -@sident of Colo e, Gernmny, have invented certain new :im useful lniprovonients in Convcyingf-hannels, of which thc following is a s} Jeci'fi cuticn.

This invention relates; to nj conveying `channel whose troughis formed of a ninnber of Sheet metal chutes.

The invention consigne in thc main in the mrzingcinnt hn't. the fiinglc clnxtcfs are fas tened ingr mmc or rcilis connected directly with 'the flriringgcar. :nifl in a infirmer in '.15 which they can be easily 'exchanged All Convcycr (writers known "until now consist namely o? :1 row of shoes or'chutes ronngectecl with ciicli other, Wlicrelqr the v Whole gutter, from a :suitable gear, is driven '20 back and' forth in 'such :i incliner, that,

through this ih@ convcying is ilccornl lished. Such ruiters innh't thfrciorc be ma e .v ery massive. as they are cxpobjeil to considerable and lasting shocks. being unsupported for 2 5 considcralilc lengili.' It will therefore bc evident. 'flint the mounting :incl clis'rnounting nf'fhcnnmssive and heavy 'gutters will :ii-tended Willi grgal diiignllios.

Tho present inveniiifzin hais therefore for its 4obj-#ect to provid@ d conveycrof the type' in question wherein thc gutter sitructiue of the ,com-'cycliconsists. of u pluriity of' a 's scmlilef-Scctions onslrncicfl o Such ma ferial :is will render thc snm@ light and dui 35 iisglilr.v :mrl'whcrein .snifl sectins msi 40 striictiinc 'nml-'one frec 'from the disadvzim 'tages indicate-rl of the :ioresaid ype of concrtain places, sor'ncfoi the gutter Sections or 4chiites are' so consiruchrl Vthat they mi be Sliificd; so llmtgwnen. they 'are drawn asunleir, there are' formed hclnecn them gaps through which this: lo-.rcl can be discharged..

The chutes have preferably openings at. ou cnil'of the bottonn so thatihe sliflgfyvgrllgs 'y 'of -he Same, on, forming' the discharging Ii the o enings 1n gflPSy Slveas a guide. the bottom 01E-the clinicsV nrc mm e lo slop@ airtli'c sides, apart of the load can be d15- 55-char "ed' i, si certain piace, 'und the otl1or {Inoriicr-to be able Ato' Arlifsclnu-rge the loadatA In. thc flrnwinr the subjectof the invern lion is illusirate in :l sample form of construction. l

Figure l shows it' in u 'side-view'and Fig; 2 in :1 crossfsection on un e'nlilrgccl scale. Figs. 3 :nul Jf'show a. part of thc coiiyeyingchannel in :i '.le-view :inc in :1 plan View, while 5 shows u crosgcction t-lnou l1 thclmnnel. Figs. (5 and represent mo ified forms of constrncfion of thc channel.

Similar letters` refer to Similar paris throughout lhe'sex'eral rim-vs. n

As Shown in Figs. l and 2 talig rellis frame 'conists of sicle-sljvs c oili'ght angle iron, 'stilienell by the top and .botoin straps rj rind g also made of light angle iron. In this nmnner n tr'cllisframc iS 'obtained noi only of light weight lontnlso of great.- stiffness, which is nbl'e to withstand grcat pi'essurges :is well as shocks. n.siclc of this frmc i s fzigtcned the -conVeycr-guter proper,

which now nur v be made thin' and iiglmil'ie trellis frame being thc. supporting body incl il'idgiit'er i'self t1 "aiisporting' the mii'iulwith cage. According to przticmlhis present conveyer-gntter many .times lighter than all olklcr" similar hrs; 'so that'. on

ih on l'lfnpl. Considerable sawing in ninforinl 1 s gained. and on thc other hund', the

- mountit, and disniozxinting of themen' ut- .tpr cn be lng simpler 'sind quicker man before. 'In consequence of lessgn'e@ Weight a saving imtiirall'y made inA mofi're power. It is, :1.i.;ile vciits, of importance that thc trellis if .iofini which the giiiter is i-feiinf4 und not the. driving ngear,

At either end and also in the in ilcllc'thc trellis or supporting frziine C is mounted. on

gutter prOpcr. vis 'connected .wit

rails f whereby to pcrniiev of th 'usual to an@ frornioyelnenl. Said frame has aor# tion S conngcted with the cross-head o' the driving gear. I Inj iig's. .1 and 2 the trellis'is shown as constructed with Side ,plates 2 2 arranged along'the upper edges thereof. and securetl in place on the rellis through .the mdium of xed bolts k and Cam b oltg i. Thcchuies" zare klaus by means oft-he bindingfscrews z' or Zu f i i t ened in the frame. in .d manner that they canf'be e-Xchan ed.A 'Thechu'tes them- 'selves are of a' slight y tapered shape, sov that the 'widened end of one chute receivcs 'thc tu ering end of the next, The exchangeability yof the chutes not onlyv facilit'tcs the onsbmgipn of the channel, hul; has `also tho very important advantage that those parts l '6. A .conveyer comprising a supporting of the channel .which are most subject to wear and tear can be replaced without any l great/trouble and expense. In order to be able to discharge the load at certain places of the channe1,'some of the chutes can be shifted and are for this purpose provided with any suitableadjusting device. 'By

- are advantageously provided at one end in and reciprocatory frame, a pluralityof asshifting the chutes discharginggaps @un beA formed between them through which the load is discharged. The slidable chutes k the bottom with openings m, as shown in Fig. 6. The side-Walls not the endof the plate of which a part has been cut out at the bottom form, when drawn out, a guide.

-In the fprm of construction of the channel according to Fig. 7 the opening m is made to slope on one side. As a' consequence of this -one part of the load can be discharged when the movable chutes ure drawn asunder, while the other part continues movingalong in the channel on the overla ing arts.

lwhat-11d claimed is 1. A conveyer' comprising a sup/porting I -and reciprocatory frame, and n plurality of the end of the next adjoining section permitwithin the frame.

assembled trough like sections (letachably moiinted within" the frame.

2. A conveyer comprising a trellis frame, means for reciprocating the frame, and a plurality of re atively ight and assembled trough' .like sections detachably mounted V3. A conveyer comprising a supporting frame, a4 lurality 4ot assembled trough like sections etachably mounted yWithin the frame, and a power mechanism connected directly with and adapted to impart' reciprocating movement to the frame.

4 IA conveyer comprisinga support-ing -andmeciprocatory frame, a plurality of as.

sembld trough like sections mounted within the frame, and means whereby the material conveyed may be permitted to leave the trough at points intermediate the ends thereof. v 5. A conveyer comprisingi a supportin a plurality o assembled trough likev sections detachably mounted within the 'frame and one. of said sections having an outlet'opening adjacent yting of the conveyed material to pass therethrough.

4plurality of communicatinesheet trough section.

7.' A conveyer comprising 'n supporting sembled trou h like lsections detachably mounted Within the frame, and means associated with the trough sections whereby to provide a variable outlet opening for the material being conveyed.

8. A conveyer comprising a sup ortin and reciprocatory frame, a plura ity o trou h like sections assembled in telescope relation within lthe frame, the end portion of one of said sections being cutaway at the base thereof and adapted to copernte with the edge of the next adjacent section to pro vide an outlet opening for the material beF ing conveyed, and meansy vermitting of relutive movement between t e sections where by to vary the opening; and the side walls' of the opened section serving as the supporting means for said section when the same is in open position. '9. A conveyer comprising .a supporting and'reciprocatory frame, a plurality of as- .sembled trough like sections mounted -within the'frame, and detachably mounted strips carried by the frame and enga-ging with the side edges. of the trough sections and holding the same in assembled relation.

10. A conveying 'channel comprising n metal chutes, each of said chutes, ing provided with openings adjacent one end thereof, 'said openings normally being closedby ythe adjacent chute,` and saiduchutes adapted to be moved relatively to each other, whereby variable discharge openings may be formed between adjacent chutes. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence vof two subscribing Witnesses. w'

HERMANN i\lx\ lt(lllt-`1.

Witnesses:

Louis VAnoouN, MAX Nomos.V 

